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Monday, March 22, 2010

Tell me please, what is the most unusual vegetable you have grown in your garden?

Winner will receive 6 original cards, images from my ceramics printed on fine ecru colored cardstock.
Only one entry from each participant will be considered. Giveaway closes midnight (your time), March 28, 2010.
As before, qualified judges will be standing by, drinking champagne in the interim.
Gina

14 comments:

as one of the winners of the previous giveaway (yes, Gina, your foot scrubber DOES work miracles) I don't know if I qualify for this one but let me give it a try;-) I won't win anyway since the most unusual plant I've ever grown (no garden:-(, just a window sill) was rocket salad (rucola)... nothing out of ordinary, right? but lettuce + tomatoes + oil of olive + mozarella + RUCOLA = this is sth extraordinary:-)))) ps. the cards are lovely, Gina!!

Gosia, I LOVE Rucola. I grow it every year in my garden. We also call it Arugula. It has such a nice spicy flavor. And I love your recipe. Just because you grow it in your window sill does not mean that you can't win my giveaway.

Hi Gina,Beautiful cards!!! So I will tell you the lesser common things I have grown in my garden, and you can decide if any of them are unusual...Chicory, Japanese eggplants, Italian green beans, and heirloon tomatoes. Nothing too exotic, but maybe?~Barbara

OH, gosh, I'm not sure which one I had but it was delicious!!! I believe Chicories are always a little bit bitter, but mine was so tender. It was the best type of lettuce I have ever grown. I would slice it "chiffonade" style and serve it simply dressed with a little olive oil, vinegar, salt and pepper! And it lasted forever! It kept coming back for the entire season.

Gina, those cards are beautiful! I love the artichoke flower (is that what it is?). I saw some dried artichoke flowers in a magazine that were just amazing. Now I hope to convince my neighbor farmer to let one of his artichokes go to flower for me! The most unusual vegetable I (accidentally) grew was a gigantic heirloom pumpkin.

Hi Classie, this particular rettich is so amazing. It gets to be a pretty good size but always stays nice and tender. Not many people grow them, their seeds are difficult to come by. Have to go to Germany. Have not tried the olive oil with them, but that makes good sense. it would even out the taste a bit. I wonder if they really serve them at the Beergarten in Munich.